Do you agree that Florida's Employee Confidence is on an upward trend?

October 17th, 2008 News

Spherion Corporation's Florida Employee Confidence Index continued its upward trend in September, increasing 2.2 points.

The Florida Employee Confidence Index increased 4.2 points to 44.1 in August, according to the latest Spherion Employment Report. The monthly survey of Florida workers, conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Spherion Corporation, reveals that the majority of workers (52 percent) are confident in their ability to find a new job and more believe the economy is remaining the same.

Results from the Florida Employment Report:

• Fifty-two percent of workers are confident in their ability to find a new job, an increase of 13 percentage points from July.
• More workers believe it is unlikely they will lose their jobs in the next 12 months. Specifically, 80 percent in August versus 66 percent reported in the previous month.
• Twenty-six percent of workers believe the economy is staying the same, rising 12 percentage points from July.

		Florida Workers			U.S. Workers
		July	August	% Point Change	July	August	% Point Change
Economy	Getting Stronger	9%	7%	-2	5%	8%	+3
	Staying Same	10%	26%	+16	21%	27%	+6
	Getting Weaker	81%	66%	-15	74%	65%	-9
Job Availability	More Jobs	9%	5%	-4	10%	11%	+1
	Same Amount	14%	26%	+12	28%	29%	+1
	Fewer Jobs	76%	69%	-7	62%	60%	-2
Ability to Find New Job	Confident	39%	52%	+13	49%	51%	+2
	Neutral	35%	25%	-10	31%	31%	0
	Not Confident	16%	13%	-3	12%	11%	-1
Future of Current Employer	Confident	60%	59%	-1	66%	65%	-1
	Neutral	24%	28%	+4	22%	23%	+1
	Not Confident	16%	13%	-3	12%	11%	-1
Likelihood to Lose Job	Likely	19%	13%	-6	13%	13%	0
	Neutral	15%	7%	-8	11%	12%	+1
	Not Likely	66%	80%	+14	76%	76%	0
Likelihood to Look for New Job	Likely	31%	32%	+1	33%	37%	+4
	Neutral	10%	14%	+4	11%	12%	+1
	Not Likely	59%	53%	-6	56%	51%	-5

Link to Full Report

Stephen A. Cunningham; MAI, CCIM

Managing Director

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